Cultural Reads 35: Japanese Noodle Western, Bangladeshi Rock & Artist Burnout
Happy Tuesday All, And welcome to the Cultural Reads Newsletter! A bi-weekly book, music, and movie recommendation from different countries all around the world. For previous newsletter editions, check out the archive. In this week’s newsletter: Peru, Bangladesh, Japan, Colombia & Africa 🐯 Arkan Lushwala – Indigenous Wisdom I mentioned the book The Time of the Black Jaguar in my October newsletter. […]
The Time of the Black Jaguar | Arkan Lushwala
Arkan Lushwala is an Andean ceremonial leader from Peru. He speaks and writes about indigenous ways of restoring the world with a leadership style that is humble and open. He runs an organization called the Pachamama Alliance and has written two books. In The Time of the Black Jaguar, he discusses essential and relevant topics, such as healthy relationships, stress, […]
Cultural Reads 32: Nigerian Movie Expert, Arab Spring Song, Worldwide Book List
Happy Tuesday everyone, and welcome to the Cultural Reads Newsletter! I have some personal news. Aside from Cultural Reads, I’ve been working at Lendahand for the last 4 years. It’s a crowdfunding platform that offers loans to social impact companies in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. In October, I will change to Rabo Carbon Bank to work with Brazilian farmers on […]
The Best Nigerian Contemporary Movies By Expert Wilfred Okiche
Wilfred Okiche is one of the most influential Nigerian film critics. He’s worked for The Continent, The Africa Report, The Filmkrant, IndieWire, and RottenTomatoes. He also participated in critic academies in Lagos, Durban, Rotterdam, and Stockholm. If you want to learn about the best Nigerian movies and artists, this is your chance! Wilfred and I discussed recommendations, […]
Cultural Reads 31: Personal Development Tools, Mitochondrial Eve & Colonial Surinam
Happy Tuesday All, And welcome to the Cultural Reads Newsletter! A bi-weekly book, music, and movie recommendation from different countries all around the world. For previous newsletter editions, check out the archive. In this week’s newsletter: Surinam, Cape Verde, Peru, Mali, tools for self-development, how to read more, and Mitochondrial Eve. Tired Of Not Reading Enough | How […]
Are You Tired Of Not Reading Enough | How To Devour 25 Books A Year
Do you ever wonder what happened to your reading habits? Where do people find the time for it? I loved reading as a kid but stopped when I got older. I guess work, studies, and Netflix got in the way. When I did an exchange in Spain several years ago, I decided it was time for […]
Cultural Reads 30: Brazilian Voodoohop, Swedish Thriller, Arabia
Happy Tuesday All, And welcome to the Cultural Reads Newsletter! A bi-weekly book, music, and movie recommendation from different countries all around the world. For previous newsletter editions, check out the archive. In this week’s newsletter: Nicaragua, Brazil, Arabia, Sweden & Taiwan. 🎤 How To Surge Nicaragua’s Cultural Space (Nicaragua) Gabriel Traversari spent 20 years as a TV star […]
How To Surge Nicaragua’s Cultural Space | Gabriel Traversari
It’s 4 pm, and I’m standing at Mexico City’s airport. I’m carrying a black backpack, Dutch stroopwafels, and my newly acquired Jipijapa hat (a local hat that ironically accentuates the fact that I’m not a local). I’m about to travel to Nicaragua, but the lady at the counter is telling me otherwise. It turns out […]
Cultural Reads 29: The Henna Artist, Donkeyote & Neanderthals
Happy Tuesday All, And welcome to the Cultural Reads newsletter, a bi-weekly book, music, and movie recommendation from different countries all around the world. You can find all editions of the newsletter in the archive. In this week’s newsletter: India, Mongolia, Spain & Uzbekistan 🎙️ Magnolian (Mongolia) Magnolian is the second most popular Mongolian artist after folk-metal band The […]
Cultural Reads 28: Fado Music, Inuit Bear & African Sex Lives
Happy Tuesday All, And welcome to the Cultural Reads Newsletter! A bi-weekly book, music, and movie recommendation from different countries all around the world. In this week’s newsletter: Music from Portugal, Greenland & Senegal, a Brazilian movie, an African book, and culture from Indonesia and Japan 🎙️ How To Know And Feel Fado Music | Sara Paixao […]
